Arabic calligraphy

calligraphy using the Arabic script, for religious or non-religious expression
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Arabic calligraphy

Summary

Arabic calligraphy is a know-how[1]. It draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (know_how category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Arabic calligraphy is in the country of Arab world[3].
  • Arabic calligraphy's instance of is recorded as know-how[4].
  • Arabic calligraphy's instance of is recorded as tradition[5].
  • Arabic calligraphy is a type of calligraphy[6].
  • Arabic calligraphy's Commons category is recorded as Arabic calligraphy[7].
  • Arabic calligraphy's country of origin is recorded as Arab world[8].
  • Arabic calligraphy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Arabic calligraphy[9].
  • Arabic calligraphy's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/01718[10].
  • Arabic calligraphy's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/fr/RL/01718[11].
  • Arabic calligraphy's described at URL is recorded as https://ich.unesco.org/es/RL/01718[12].
  • Arabic calligraphy's different from is recorded as Persian calligraphy[13].
  • Arabic calligraphy's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity[14].
  • Arabic calligraphy's intangible cultural heritage status is recorded as National List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Iraq[15].
  • Arabic calligraphy's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage[16].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include know-how[4] and tradition[5]. Arabic calligraphy is a type of calligraphy[6].

Why It Matters

Arabic calligraphy draws 123 Wikipedia views per month (know_how category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . ich.unesco.org. Retrieved . ich.unesco.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Wellcome collection concept id u4yfkcb2
    Maintained by wikiproject WikiProject Intangible Cultural Heritage
    Topic's main category Category:Arabic calligraphy
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007293759005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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